Men shall buy fields for money, and subscribe the deeds, and seal them, and call witnesses, in the land of Benjamin, and in the places about Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, and in the cities of the hill-country, and in the cities of the lowland, and in the cities of the South: for I will cause their captivity to return, says Yahweh.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

The answer is divided into two parts:

  1. In Jeremiah 32:26-35, the sins of Judah are shown to be the cause of her punishment.
Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

And fields shall be bought in this land ... —The significance of the whole transaction of the purchase of the field in An…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

He confirms the prediction concerning the return of the people and applies the vision that had been presented to the Prophet, for he had been comma…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Men shall buy fields for money
They shall have plenty of money, and they shall lay it out in land, and carry on husb…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

God's answer reveals the purposes of His wrath against that generation of the Jews, and the purposes of His grace concerning future generations. It…

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